💸 Ending money's use 🎮 Removing game currency 📵 No ad earnings

demonetization

7.5

The act of stopping a channel from earning money on a website

noun
/ˌdiːˌmɒnɪtaɪˈzeɪʃən/

Texting

: desmonetización

The recent demonetization of many YouTube channels has caused widespread concern among content creators.

But clearly it's no secret that the demonetization is still running rampant on YouTube.

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Examples

Creators must adapt to the frequent demonetization of their content to ensure they can still make a profit online.
But clearly it's no secret that the demonetization is still running rampant on YouTube.

Gus Johnson
After the demonetization policy was implemented, several popular videos could no longer earn any revenue.

Antonyms

monetization

Texting

6 4.7

Turning content into money using ads or subscriptions

Surface Forms

demonetization singular

demonetizations plural

Morphology

demonetization = demonetize (semi-transparent) = de + monet + ize + ation

The suffix '-ation' straightforwardly forms an action noun from the verb 'demonetize'.

Etymology

Demonetization comes from the parts de- 'remove' and monet 'money', the same root as the word money. For online content it means removing a channel's or video's ability to earn money.